The Beautiful Violin is a play by Adam Strickson.Dr Adam Strickson Written in the Jatra (Bengal) style, it takes place during the 19th century in rural Bangladesh and tells the story of a tragic romance. It was co-commissioned by Peshkar Productions and the Oldham Coliseum Theatre. It was nominated for the Best New Play category at the Manchester Evening News Theatre Awards of 2002.
Original tour
The piece was directed by Iain Bloomfield and toured nationally to the following venues in 2002:Iain Bloomfield
Oldham Coliseum Theatre Contact Theatre Nuffield Theatre, Southampton The Bradford Alhambra Meredith Studio, Huddersfield The Square Chapel, Halifax
Cast
Ahad Ullah Balvinder Sopal - Bhelua Everal Walsh - Vivek Perveen Hussain Jaleel Akhtar Ross Millar
References
External links Peshkar's official website Peshkar's Arts Council profile Interview with Adam Strickson Review of the play by Dominic Rai